These six countries are set to join the BRICS bloc | The Hill

These six countries are set to join the BRICS bloc | The Hill: Leaders of the five major emerging economies that form the BRICS bloc will allow six new countries to join the fold, they announced Thursday.  Saudi Arabia, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates will become BRICS members in January, joining Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The countries were invited following an agreement to…